Wander-motor.



T. Ii. NEISWANDEII.

- WATER MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22. 1914. 1 168 101, Patented Jan. 11, 1916. LZ. zsIIEETs-sIIEI-:T I'.

I Jo f C@ Tl'swmzder 'm/buenas THORNTON R. NEISWANDER, OF MESA, ARIZONA.

WATER-MOTOR.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

Application led September 22, 1914. Serial No. 863,036.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that L-THORNTON R. NEIs- WANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mesa, in the county of Maricopa and State of Arizona, have invented new and useful Improvements in l/Vater-Motors, of which the following is a specification.

The invention. relates to motors, and more particularly to the class of water motors.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a motor of this character wherein the quantity of water within a course, canal, or the like, can be positively and accurately measured, the motor being of novel form to avoid the possibility of the leakage of the water when operating the motor.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a motor which is simple in construction, reliable and efficient in its operation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through a motor constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. l.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the motor comprises a water-way A, formed with side walls 10 and a bottom 11, preferably made from cementitious material, the side walls medially of their length being inset to form a restricted passage 12 having a covering 13, the walls of the passage 12 at opposite ends thereof being flared as at 14, while the covering 13 for the said passage at its inlet end is upturned to form a baffle flange 15, and movable through this passage is one stretch of a Water motor presently described.

Arranged in the side walls 10 beyond the passage 12 are adjustable and stationary bearings 16 and 17, respectively, having journaled therein shafts 18 which extend transversely of the waterway A and carry pairs of spaced sprocket wheels 19 which are of the solid type and have trained thereover endless sprocket chains 20 of the water motor, the lower stretches of the chains being passed through the passage 12.

The water motor comprising the sprocket wheels 19, chains 2 0, and a series of wlngs or vanes 21, the same being fixed at intervals to the chains 20, and each comprises an intermediate frame 22 and outer frames 23 mounted upon a common shaft 24 which is connected to the chains 20, the outer frames 23 being spaced from the intermediate frame 22 on the shaft 24 to form gaps 25 for accommodating the sprocket wheels 19 and chains 20 during the travel thereof. The frames 22 and 23 carry a suitable waterproof covering 26, the edges neXt to each other of the sections thereof being extended to form closure flaps 27 serving to close the gaps 25 between the frames to prevent the leakage of water through the wings or valles when the latter are traveling through the passage 12 in the waterway. The marginal edges of the covering 26 extend beyond the marginal edges of the frames so as to form a packing when the wings or vanes are passing through the passage 12 to avoid leakage between the edges of the frames and the walls of the passage. The flared ends 14 of the passages permit the free entrance of the wings or vanes into the same and also the passage thereof therefrom.

Arranged on one side wall 10 without the waterway A is register mechanism 28 which, through the medium of the pinion and gear 29 and 30 meshing with each other, connects it to one of the shafts 18 so that the register mechanism will operate on the rotation of the shaft under the action of the water through the waterway, the vanes or wings receiving impact from the water flowing through the said waterway for the driving of the chains 20, which rotate the sprockets 19 on the shafts 18, thereby rotating the same. The register 28 will indicate the water measurements with accuracy. The adjustable bearing 16 will permit the tightening of the chains 20 on the sprockets 19 when the occasion requires. The baffle flange 15 at the inlet end of the passage 12 checks the water to prevent an overflow thereof over the covering 13 for the said passage, as will be apparent.

From the foregoing it is thought that the device will be clarly'understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

Vhat is claimed is z* A water motor comprising a walled water way having a restricted intermediate portion orminga passage therethrough, shafts j ournaled in the walledzway beyonclthezrestricted passage, sprocket wheels carried by the shafts, endlesssprocket chains trained over the sprocket 'wheels and having the lowermost stretches thereof passing' through the passa`ge a plurality of .bladeslfzedi to the chains and each being of a size corretlie'sizef'of i passage to form pistons movable therethrough,

thesaidfblades beirgc'ut away to provide clearances for the endless chains, and ieXible ieiiibers on the said blades at the cut NEiswfiNiiER.

.It l THORNTON R.

Witnesses:n n l.

.LT-1J. FRASE@ E. Gr. CLEMANS.

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